This 250-year-old plate was originally the front of a five-plate stove. While the date and design indicate Pennsylvania German manufacture, the expected biblical scene is not used. (Identical plates are in the Mercer Museum, Doylestown, Pennsylvania.) It was unearthed at the Schultz farm in Worcester Pennsylvania, adjoining the Wentz Farmstead, Washington’s headquarters during the Battle of Germantown. Since there is no evidence of a five-plate stove at the Schultz farm, historians believe the plate came from the Wentz house.

No. C201
17”W, 24”H, 1/2”D
50 lbs.